2019-02-27
Caffeine and taurine slow down water molecules
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J.Phys.Commun. , Volume 3 - Issue 2 p. 025010: 1- 7
In this work we study the effect of caffeine and taurine on the mobility of water molecules at 298 K using femtosecond mid-infrared and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy. We observe both molecules to have a slowing down effect on the mobility of surrounding water molecules: a single caffeine molecule slows down ~9 water molecules, a single taurine molecule slows down ~4 water molecules. The reorientation time constant of these slow water molecules is 4–5 times longer than the reorientation time constant of 2.5 ps of water molecules in bulk liquid water.
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IOP Publishing | |
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) | |
doi.org/10.1088/2399-6528/ab07e4 | |
J.Phys.Commun. | |
Organisation | Ultrafast Spectroscopy |
Smit, W., van Dam, E., Cota, R., & Bakker, H. (2019). Caffeine and taurine slow down water molecules. J.Phys.Commun., 3(2), 025010: 1–7. doi:10.1088/2399-6528/ab07e4 |